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Monday, December 27, 2021

2021 UEFL Rules Summit Results

The 2021 Umpire Ejection Fantasy League Rules Summit is now complete with voting concluded in accordance with UEFL Rule 8-3. The 2021 Summit's results are listed below.

Visit the 2021 UEFL Rules Summit Discussion page to read detailed descriptions of the propositions listed herein.

Items agreed to and Appeals Board retentions are indicated in green highlight below and items that failed are listed in red highlighting. Proposals that gained a majority of votes, listed in green, will become rules for the 2022 Umpire Ejection Fantasy League season upon Commissioner approval. No vacancies exist on the UEFL Appeals Board as all members have been re-elected.

Rule 1 - Selection of Umpires
Prop 1-2: Two Crew Chiefs - 61.1% NO, 38.9% Yes.
> Would have added a second Crew Chief to each member's crew in Crew Division.

Rule 4 - League Scoring
Prop 4-4: Qualified Nomination of Most Disappointing Season - 55.2% YES, 44.8% No.
> Restricts this postseason award to umpire(s) mentioned & explained in comments.

Prop 4-8: No-Hitter Bonus - 51.6% NO, 48.4% Yes [17.7% +1, 16.1% +2, 14.5% +3].
> Would have assigned a bonus to umpires who call no-hitters and perfect games.

Prop 4-9: Accurate / Inaccurate Umpire Recognition - 52.4% NO, 47.6% Yes.
> Would have assigned points to umpires with exceptionally high or low reg season plate performances.

Rule 6 - Challenges and Appeals
Prop 6-2: Irrecusable Replay Review Ejections - 50.8% NO, 49.2% Yes.
> Would have assigned all post-Replay Review decision ejections a default QOC of Irrecusable.

Prop 6-4: Appeals Board Decision-making Process - 59.7% NO, 40.3% Yes.
> Would have instituted +1 Confirm / -1 Overturn / +0.5 Uphold points basis for Appeals decisions.

Rule 8 - Umpire Odds & Ends and Community Issues
Prop 8-1: Community Guidelines Standardization - 52.5% NO, 47.5% Yes.
> Would have instituted additional posting guidelines applicable to all commenters for discussions.

UEFL Appeals Board Retentions/Re-Elections
Arik G: 95.7% YES, 4.3% No. (Retained)
cyclone14: 91.1% YES, 8.9% No. (Retained)
jvick2017: 88.9% YES, 11.1% No. (Retained)
MarkCanada: 91.3% YES, 8.7% No. (Retained)
Scott C: 87.0% YES, 13.0% No. (Retained)